Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
MARKET REPORTS.
nostOn Pro,ince Market.

BosToN, Dee. IS, 1887
The cond ton of the butter market has not
changed much the past week. Bulers, us
usunl at the close of the year. have been in.
different about operating, and tragsactions
nave been confined to small lots for
Immediate consumption. We quote we,trrn
extra fresh made creamery. 2g1}0c; do ex-
ira iirsts 25G92ic DO ftsts 2N12ic do fancy
imitation orcamcry.2 6t22I9c; do second 1q6l21C:
90 factory cholce,ftesh 22cts do fair to good
| 100 IL; New York fresh made creamery, extra
2tGe-1c; do ext RI iirsts, 2}6l2jc Vermont extra
creamery, 2SGl29c do ex IA iirsts, 25d27c
do dairy, good to choice. 2l6D22c; seectiDns
- C; lair to good. is1l2 q: long In,
les, Is a. zoe: Eastern creamery, good
TO choice, 25@26c. ,,h Low grades of but
ter as to quality. The above quotations
are receivers prices for strictly wholesale
lots. Jnbhlng prices one or two cts higher.
On EESE- flrmcr feeling has been devel
opcd in the cheese market, based upon more
favorable adviccs from Livetp, o1l but
whether 1t will res suit in an advance remains
TO Toe seen. Buyers for home consumption
continue to operate cautiously. aud the mar
ket here hasa quiet tone. We quote Northern
choice, at l26ol21ac; Ohio choice. 1l19d1"c:
lower grades, 9Gtllc Northern sage, lg@l3c =;
jobhing prices l6c. higher.
SEEDS -Tuothy, North market is nom
nal timothy, West, 81 " az 20 clover, North
pUOAc per 10 clover, West, SlGs19c; red top
West, per 80 10 sack, 9Oa2 10; Jersey, 100
HAY--we quote Choice prime hay, Sl7@1s
fair 10 good, slj@l6; Eastern fine. Sl'Dl5 poor
t ordinary hay slO61l4: East swale Sl0Mll. Rye
straw, choice, Sl15 0lSi0; some fancy old,
h cher ont straw. SSGtS 30.
POTATOES-Houton rose. per bushei, 500
&c: HOultOn HebtOHs, Soc; ArOOstOOk rose 3,
SOC; Aroostook Ilehrons, s3c. Vermont rose.
dc; York rose, 7ic new York and Yer
mont BuIbanks sHf1Sjc Northern hebron,
75c; Northern peerless. so@S5c prOhiics. soc
Island barrel stock, 81 2jGI2 - for choice.
with bulk ut SIC for h, brons, SOC for rose,
and 75@S0c for white; Chenango S. -0c; Mac
LII res lg},3c \. : ana N. Is. barIel stock,
SWEET POTATOES-N yellow, nom
malls extra Jerseys, s4@4 20 u bol. for
FOREIGN POTATOES Scotch, magrum.
S0 u bush. 60 lbs; regent, 7j@S0c; champion,
'TALLow City rendered. 434c; country,
fic; rough 2@2I6c
hOPS-Choice 1856 Eastern and New York,
choice to fancy 1857 lots l3GDlSc.
GRA1N-Corn is dull iand easy and sales of
steamer mixed have been at 6jGG66c and yc-
low 6519166Irc per bushel Oats on the spot
being madei at 42AM43A per bushel, and
for fancy clipped at l41sGDijc. Bran Is in de-
mand and sells at s22 10 tor spring; aud ga for
seed meal at s2i SO spot and S23 So to arrive.
| MEATS -The demand Tor pork has been
moderate and steady. W tn 10 sales Of
prime sl3 759l4 75 clear and backs.s 25Gls 80
y bbl Beet has been quiet and sales are made
to moderate extent at 5e0s 90 for mess and
extra; S OOt0 90 y Dbl. for plate and family
Lard is in demand and firm at 86Ds3 q n.
Smoked hams are at 109l1c II 10
EGGS-East fresh, 2IQI2S cents; do firsts. "a
0525c; Vermont and New Hampshire, 2102Sc
choice Canada, 2l123c good to choice west
rem. 2;}GI24c.
POULTRY AND GAME-we quote North
ern young fresh killed turkeys, choice, l30l4c
Northern fair TO good. l0Wllc; Western
young lresh killed, turkeys: choice. l2c /;
| Western fair to good. 90llc Northern fresh
killed chickens choice, l30l4c, fair to good
| l06ll; Northern fresh Killed fowls. l0c
Western fowls and chickens sole.
| BEANS-Choce small New York hand pick
ed pea, 81 20 @S2 so T. bush : choice New York
large hand. picked pea 81 45Gt0J2 rs small Yer
mont hand-picked pea, 2 100 . So; choice
screened pea ESQ 2 80; hand picked medium
2 40GL2 80 choice screened medium, 23CQ,2 AZ
choice yellow eyes 4JQb 9 As.
THE WOOL MARKET.
There is no Improvement of note to report
in wool. Prices are barely steady and the
demand confined to small lots for immed lat e
use. Sales of Ohio and Pennsylvania tleeces
have been al 3@:}lc for X; 3l1402c for
| XX: and 32l96DS3c XX and above. Michigan
| tleeces can be bought at 2S1f0J29c. In
combing and delaine hceces there have been
sales OF No. combing heeces at 37d}Sc; Ohio
| fine deane at 35c and Michigan fine delaine
at 326133c Y II, a and - the blood unwashed
| cUmbings sells at 256D2Sc Pfh. Territory, Cali
| fornla and Texas WOODS are being moved free
ly, but prices are lyw. Pulled woods continue
steady a. meet with a fair demand. Foreign
woods have been quiet.